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Book Review of Don't Know Tough

Don't Know Tough
Don't Know Tough
Author: Eli Cranor
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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I finished this book in one night. It reads like a Shakespearean tragedy mixed with Southern noir. The chapters written in Billy's voice are heartbreaking. There is a whodunnit mystery, but the strength of this book is how it deomonstrates the importance of sports to a rural town that has nothing else to cheer for and ultimately the bonds of blood and family.